Sarap naman ng buhay ah! Papirma-pirma lang, paupo-upo sa opisina, pa-attend-attend ng meetings, pa-travel-travel in and out of the country, at malaki pa ang mga sahod. Saan Ka Pa? Naman! Kayo Na! Who are these disgusting vultures devoid of human hearts and feelings? They should be so ashamed of themselves and their existence!!! Shame on them! All of them!!! Government Sluts!!!

For most on the list, you might be surprised they will fetch significantly higher in the private sector. The likes of Delima, Soliman, Tetangco, Abad, have opted for significantly lower than what they would get in the corporate community/private practice.

But is Cristino Naguiat that good, that he obviously gets commisions of sales of PAGCOR? I doubt if that is an actual monthly salary on paper. I mean, ok lang if he has significantly made PAGCOR more efficient and aggressive that it is earning much more than it has before. Pero parang hindi naman.

Hmm, must’ve been worse in the previous adminsitration, kung saan may mga brown paper bag and everyhting else na hindi nahuli. But that’s the past, right? A past which there didn’t seem to be very many of today’s loudmouths bitching about. A past administration which today’s whiners didn’t have the balls to criticize, or in which they had a personal interest. A past kleptocracy tolerated, encouraged. Nakaka-miss ba?

Cabinet level posts seem to have the same or almost the same salary levels. But while de Lima, Abad, Soliman and Ochoa are at the same level, Gazmin’s remuneration is 17 x higher than his other cabinet colleagues. This needs to be questioned. Tetangco’s pay can be justified, as his field is specialised and he can earn at least four times his current level of pay in the private sector. Ditto with Carpio and Cadiz. But Naguiat? Really, really strange.

That’s what you get when you study “smart” in college and make friends with the right people.

Most of these are low compared to working in the private sector. Take note that this is not their take home pay. Like us in the private sector they would be deducted at least 35% Withholding Tax, GSIS and Philhealth. So for example De Lima will be taking home somewhere around Php86k net of deductions. The President receives a salary of Php 120,000 gross less deductions would be around Php 76k equivalent to a senior developer salary.